Post #1949202

2026-05-03 06:45 UTC

I recently added an ecoflow stream battery to my house (properly with a fused spur and isolator as plug in isn't yet allowed) and it gives me 4x MPPT so I can position 4 panels in different positions even if they aren't optimum and generate some solar. I suspect I'll end up putting 2 on my garage in a traditional setup and then 2 directly on an east facing wall of my house which can't be seen by anyone. I'll probably mount the wall ones myself, still debating the garage ones as it's a slate roof which is a bit tricky to work with.

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@sheddi@mstdn.party 2026-05-03 07:37

@smallsolar I've got a Stream Ultra too. Currently have a single panel lying out on my patio (not as a table, but it could be!) while I work out how I'm going to mount it and it's three friends on my shed roof.

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@etchedpixels@mastodon.social 2026-05-03 10:01

@smallsolar fused spur isn't fully compliant either but I think the UK is voting with it's feet on plug in solar anyway 😁. Just a shame only Ecoflow and none of the good stuff is available easily here. Walls in the UK are generally permitted development even though councils often hate it. Usual exceptions for conservation zones etc

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@GuillaumeRossolini@infosec.exchange 2026-05-03 13:21

@smallsolar I have something similar and from that very brand, and I’ve written about it here https://infosec.exchange/@GuillaumeRossolini/114528117027500354 I’m not plugging the panels in a wall outlet and I’m not connecting them to the grid. This is just a temporary setup in an isolated circuit. The panels are in the garden, connected to the battery which is located inside the house; the inverter is in storage, I don’t need it since there is no connection to the grid and it’d be draining the battery faster The washing machine is usually plugged into the battery I have one cable leading from the battery to my office to power stuffs when there is enough sunlight that day, and I’ll often switch everything back to the wall outlet or to the battery depending on weather conditions Another cable is extended on demand when I need vacuuming done As soon as the sun starts typically shining enough of the day, which is right about now, I extend another cable to the living room for the TV and whatnot, but that’s a tough one for my tiny setup to absorb, so there’s a lot of plugging and unplugging daily for that one🤣 I stopped trying to power the freezer with the same panels, I tried that last year but it was stressful Every night, I tell the battery to stop powering everything; every morning, I tell it to enable the output again Still, I’m getting a lot from just two panels and a small battery

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